Infusion Pharmacy Technician

We are recruiting a Full-Time Infusion Pharmacy Technician. This position will be scheduled for regular hours Monday through Friday at our Long-Term Care Pharmacy in Salisbury, NC; our pharmacy is not open to the public.

This position requires a high level of responsibility and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Technician certification is preferred but not required. This pharmacy has a professional and creative work environment with a positive team atmosphere. It offers a competitive salary, $18-25 per hour based on experience and credentials, and a benefits package.  

Duties:

• Preparing sterile medications using aseptic technique.
• Infusion therapy inventory and supply management.
• Maintaining accurate documentation.
• Unit-dose medication preparation in other areas in the pharmacy when needed and other daily pharmacy technician tasks as needed.

Experience:

• Compounding sterile medications in a clean room is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of USP 797 standards.
• Previous experience as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or clinical setting is preferred.

Neil Medical Group

Pharmacy Services Division

Pharmacy Technician - Sterile Compounding

Position Summary:

The primary responsibility for this position is performing sterile infusion compounding.  Based on daily infusion therapy volume and workload it may include all functions of a pharmacy technician including packaging medications, restocking shelves, checking pharmaceutical expiration dates, maintaining appropriate inventory, and non-sterile compounding.  This position also includes managing infusion medication and supply inventory.  One is expected to maintain his/her competency in sterile compounding.

Position Relationships:

1. Must exhibit teamwork and work well with other pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.
2. Reports to Pharmacy Technician Supervisor or Pharmacy Operations Manager.

Requirements:

Required:

1. Prepare sterile infusion medications using aseptic technique
2. The employee must be able to multi-task, work independently, complete basic calculations, and think critically. 
3. Must be registered with State Board of Pharmacy (as required)

Preferred but not required:

1. Compounding sterile medications in a cleanroom
2. Pharmacy certification (PTCB)
3. Sterile compounding pharmacy certification

Position Competencies:

1. Maintain cleaning of the cleanroom and logging USP 797 required data values
2. Unload totes and sort medications from totes
3. Restock shelves and communicate stock problems to appropriate personnel
4. Maintain workstation and pharm